A water protection corridor will be established around hydropower and irrigation water reservoirs, and artificial lakes in urban and residential areas to prevent illegal encroachment, noted a draft decree.

As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finalises its fifth report, cities are again singled out as critical sites for fighting global climate change. Estimates have linked activities in urban areas to as much as 75% of global energy-related carbon emissions.

A new fuel-cell concept, developed by an Michigan State University researcher, will allow biodiesel plants to eliminate the creation of hazardous wastes while removing their dependence on fossil fuel from their production process.